Actis

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Actis is a figure from Greek mythology, traditionally known as one of the Heliadae and associated with the island of Rhodes.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Actis canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Heliad
figure in Greek mythology
associatedDeity Helios
associatedMyth myths of the island of Rhodes
associatedWith Heliopolis
associatedWithPlace Egypt
Rhodes
attestedIn later mythographic tradition
collectiveActivity shared scientific pursuits of the Heliadae
consequence flight from Rhodes after the murder of Tenages
crime murder of Tenages
cultRole introducer of solar worship to Egypt (in some accounts)
culturalSphere Aegean world
ethnicity Rhodian
fieldOfActivity astronomy (attributed in some traditions)
fledTo Egypt
founded Heliopolis (according to some traditions)
linked to: Heliopolis
gender male
knownFor envy of his brother Tenages
introducing the worship of Helios to Egypt (in some accounts)
participation in the murder of Tenages
languageOfTradition Ancient Greek
linkedTo solar cults
memberOfGroup Heliadae
linked to: the Heliadae
motive jealousy of Tenages’ skill in science
mythologicalCategory Rhodian hero
mythologicalTradition Greek mythology
mythType foundation myth (Heliopolis, in some accounts)
narrativeTheme exile after crime
fraternal rivalry
parent Helios
Rhode
reputation founder of a city in Egypt
roleInMyth exiled fratricide
sibling Candalus
Macar
Tenages
Triopas
sourceMention Diodorus Siculus
Pindar (indirectly, via references to the Heliadae)
linked to: Pindar
timePeriod mythic age

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhode offspring Actis
Heliadae includesMember Actis
subject linked to: the Heliadae
Tenages siblingOf Actis
Tenages killedBy Actis
Cercaphus sibling Actis
Ochimus siblingOf Actis